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(From left): Frederic Landau, Aaron Applbaum and Yoav Knoll.

“It may feel uneasy, but letting software act independently isn’t optional, it’s necessary for survival today”

04.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Frederic Landau, general partner at Kinetica, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Marcio Lempert SYN Ventures

“One of the most undervalued opportunities is next-gen HR and talent intelligence”

04.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
SYN Ventures Operating Partner Marcio Lempert joins CTech to give his outlook for the 2026 market, from the civilian sectors set to benefit most from defense-derived tech to the untapped opportunities overlooked by the market, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Roi Elad F2 Capital

“Israeli tech is increasingly positioned to lead the next wave of value creation across AI-driven verticals”

03.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
F2 Venture Capital Principal Roi Elad joins CTech to give his outlook for the Israeli high-tech sector, from the structural suitability of the local VC model for software over high-CAPEX ventures to why 2026 will be defined by execution not over hype, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Roi Bar Kat Intel Capital Israel

“2026 will no longer be a one-way street toward forced consolidation”

03.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Intel Capital MD Roi Bar-Kat joins CTech to give his outlook on selective IPO openings, hybrid VC models, and the domains set to drive Israel's next export engine, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Lior Segal (left) and Yaniv Jacobi, Managing partners at Horizon Capital.

“Almost anything proven under battlefield conditions can become a commercial product once it’s translated into civilian workflows”

03.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Yaniv Jacobi and Lior Segal, Managing Partners at Horizon Capital, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Daniel Roditi, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Meron Capital.

“Global LPs now assume Israeli founders can operate through geopolitical shocks, volatility, operational chaos, and even war”

02.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Daniel Roditi, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Meron Capital, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Tali Rosenwaks Next Gear Ventures

“The next AI revolution will be powered by energy, cooling, and physical infrastructure”

02.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Next Gear Ventures partner Tali Rosenwaks joins CTech to discuss Startup Nation's shift to strategy-driven exits, the rewards of disciplined DeepTech, and how infrastructure players will win the AI revolution, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Tami Bronner Vertex

“Through M&A, Israel is already outperforming on liquidity”

02.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Vertex Ventures Israel GP Tammi Bronner joins CTech to discuss Startup Nation's record-breaking M&A activity, the emergence of "Time-to-Value" as a key valuation metric, and which sectors are on the frontline for autonomous AI agents, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Omer Shloss and Ben Topor Titan Capital Partners

“AI doesn’t eliminate headcount growth; it reshapes its timing, purpose, and economics”

01.02.26|Elihay Vidal, Amy Shapiro
Titan Capital Partners Founder and Managing Partner Ben Topor joins CTech to share his market outlook and predictions, from the advantage of owning meaningful control points to the undervalued opportunities in infrastructure software, as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Danny Akerman, co-founder and managing partner at Key1 Capital.

“Israeli tech today represents the ability to build foundational companies that matter at global scale”

01.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Danny Akerman, co-founder and managing partner at Key1 Capital, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey.  
Lior Prosor, General Partner at Deep33.

“If productivity and abundance reach sufficient scale, society will gradually redefine why we work, what work means, and how value is created”

29.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Lior Prosor, General Partner at Deep33, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Ezra Gardner Varana

“This is now the start of the Kennedy era for the Israeli tech ecosystem”

29.01.26|Elihay Vidal, Amy Shapiro
Varana Capital co-founder and CIO Ezra Gardner joins CTech to discuss the acceleration of the U.S.-Israel tech partnership, why he predicts capital will move away from cyber, and the most likely utility of dual-use tech, as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Mobilion Team

“Israel should stop using resilience as its national brand going forward”

28.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Mobilion Ventures Managing Partner Avi Feldman joins CTech to discuss the branding of Startup Nation, the current liquidity environment, and the emergence of Physical AI as a global game-changer, as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Liran Grinberg, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Team8.

"Geopolitical shifts reinforce that Israeli tech is fundamentally resilient, and the innovation engine here is hard to replicate"

28.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Liran Grinberg, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Team8, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Zack Fagan, Partner at Earth & Beyond Ventures.

"Israel’s competitive advantage has never been abstract creativity alone; it has been the ability to innovate under constraint and to overcome the status quo."

28.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Zack Fagan, Partner at Earth & Beyond Ventures, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
עודד חרמוני מייסד משותף של קרן ההון סיכון J-Ventures

“Five percent of companies attract roughly 50 percent of total VC funding”

27.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
As part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap, J-Ventures managing partner Oded Hermoni joins CTech to share his perspective on the future of the Israeli tech landscape, from the concentration of global capital to the country’s role in the deep tech engine.
Judah Taub, Managing Partner at Hetz Ventures.

“When Taiwan gets tense, every AI chip gets expensive. Companies building around that constraint will own the next decade.”

27.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Judah Taub, Managing Partner at Hetz Ventures, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey.
Gili Elkin, Founder & Managing Partner at ICI Fund.

“We’re entering a decade where intelligence extends beyond the screen into mission-critical, real-world environments”

26.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Gili Elkin, Founder & Managing Partner at ICI Fund, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Ido Hart Maor Investments

“10 times growth year-over-year has become the new 3 times”

26.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
As part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap, Maor Investments partner Ido Hart joins CTech to share his perspective on the future of the Israeli tech landscape, from evolving perceptions of performance to the country’s role in the future of AI.
Gonzalo Martínez de Azagra Cardumen Capital

“The real leap in 2026 is not volume, but quality of liquidity”

25.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
As part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap, Cardumen Capital founder and GP Gonzalo Martínez de Azagra joins CTech to share his investment outlook, from the development of "engineered" liquidity to changing venture attitudes toward deep tech.
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